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I see I am in a world all my own here. Lord help me. Michelle
__________________ Michelle / F / 38 / 5'1 * My Journal * HW: 191, CW: 160.6 ( 11-20-09 ) UGW: -140 ![]() ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * Mini Goals 180 : 169 : 159 : 149 : 140 |
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All of these those are high in carbs. He usually eats rice or some form of starch with his meals. We have looked at adding flax seed to his diet as well. He drinks lots of water. In the 5 yrs that we have been together he has not eaten any veggies. Pizzas are meat lovers. Chinese food is all meat no veggies. He will eat pickles on hamburgers. Michelle
__________________ Michelle / F / 38 / 5'1 * My Journal * HW: 191, CW: 160.6 ( 11-20-09 ) UGW: -140 ![]() ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * Mini Goals 180 : 169 : 159 : 149 : 140 |
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If Atkins as written, is saying that your calories in a day are to be made of 65% fat, 30% protein, and 5% carbs, and that the 5% of carbs is supposed to be from veggies... I really feel like your husband's way of eating is just incompatible with Atkins. This is not to say that I don't believe if he cut carbs, and just ate fat and protein, that I think he wouldn't lose weight. I just think it's extremely unhealthy and it's not something I would recommend. It is also *not* Atkins. I'm sorry that you feel like you're all alone in this, but all of us who have made the commitment to living Atkins, have made that commitment to do it "By the Book" which includes eating our veggies and exercising and drinking 500 million ounces of water. I am sorry that nobody will provide you the answer your looking for - that he can do Atkins without veggies - because the truth is that nobody can.
__________________ 27/f/5'10" HW - 312, LW - 172 (Jul 2007), CW - 205, GW - 160 |
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| I agree with the others. If he wants to do Atkins, he has to eat veggies. Does he eat ketchup? You can use tomatoes and make your own ketchup. Or salsa? Flax crackers or cheese crackers with salsa are really good. Other than that, I don't have too many ideas...
__________________ "The truth is that temptation lurks everywhere, unless you deny yourself a social and working life and the attendant pleasures of eating out. I believe that the best way to overcome temptation is not with willpower, which is so often in short supply, but with our brain power, a potentially unlimited resource. Imagine that you're doing great, losing weight, feeling better than ever, thrilled with yourself, hearing compliments from friends and acquaintances---and then it happens! Despite all your good intentions, you're mightily tempted by a food you're not supposed to have. What to do? I'll tell you this: You'd better have a strategy ready!" (Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, Chapter 19) |
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| Were you there when the doctor stated this? Your husbands diet is a rite of passage for early demise. Why would a doctor not try to help him with this issue? How old is hubby? I feel for your issue here My cousin was the same way...yes there are two of them! He was a marine and I say was because he was given a medical discharge. He collapsed during a training exercise and was found to have a cardiac condition. He was 6'2 and weighed 165 pounds soaking wet. His condition was contributed to his lack of a healthy diet. He lived on meat and potatoes only...not to mention McDonalds hamburgers. He was 24 years old and wanted to make a career out of being a marine. It was all he ever wanted to be. Currently he is 27 in school and eats vegetables. The marines went out the window. The psychological component that contributed to his pre-medical distaste of veggies has been overcome. Yes, reading between the lines, I am saying my cousin was not well balanced in the head when it came to food! The Atkins diet is a way of life that leads to eating naturally healthy foods. This aversion to green things and vegetables means DH is not going to be a candidate for Atkins. It doesnt mean you cant still join us. Maybe you will motivate him. |
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| Thanks I will just figure this one out on my own.. I was not kidding that he wont eat veggies. I cant force the man to eat them. I asked for ways to fix food that didn't include veggies so that we didn't eat the same thing over and over. Michelle
__________________ Michelle / F / 38 / 5'1 * My Journal * HW: 191, CW: 160.6 ( 11-20-09 ) UGW: -140 ![]() ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * Mini Goals 180 : 169 : 159 : 149 : 140 |
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| Hi again, Michelle ... as the very wise Razzle said, just because your hubby doesn't want to get with the program doesn't mean you can't! And, she has a point ... once he sees you getting slimmer and healthier, he might think twice about the "NO VEGGIES!" rule We're not trying to bust your chops, hon ... but Atkins stresses the importance of healthful choices, and that means eating vegetables. P.S. I think your hubby's doc is a quack! Either that, or he just told you that's what the doc said so he wouldn't hear anymore about it from you! (Hey, I'm married, too!)
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I have been eating low carb most of my life as I knew it kept my sugar levels in check. I actually had to come off a low carb diet to prove to my doctor that I was in fact diabetic. When all he looked at was my a1c numbers. Michelle
__________________ Michelle / F / 38 / 5'1 * My Journal * HW: 191, CW: 160.6 ( 11-20-09 ) UGW: -140 ![]() ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * Mini Goals 180 : 169 : 159 : 149 : 140 |
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| I'm sorry if you feel like I was bashing you. THere are a lot of induction recipes available that don't have veggies in them. However, as I said before, he is not doing induction or Atkins. You can check out sites like: Low Carb Luxury, Or Linda's Low Carb, I know there's another one but I forget it off the top of my head.
__________________ 27/f/5'10" HW - 312, LW - 172 (Jul 2007), CW - 205, GW - 160 |
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